❗️South Korea’s National Assembly speaker declares martial law invalid – local media
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South Korean stocks take a sharp dive as martial law declared
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❗️South Koreans take to the streets protesting against martial law
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BBC draws flak for naming transgender scientist among ‘women of the year’
Critics have slammed the BBC's decision to name Colombian transgender scientist Brigitte Baptiste - known for a 2018 TED Talk on gender in nature - in its 2024’s 100 Women list as "insulting".
Baptiste defended the inclusion, having previously argued that it made sense to do away with ideas of 'naturalness' in nature, saying: “There is nothing more queer than nature”.
Nature, or maybe a random Netflix show; it’s a tie.
#LGBT #Trans
❗️Soldiers scuffle outside South Korea's National Assembly, footage claims to show
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❗️Unverified images of tanks in downtown Seoul circulating online after martial law declared by South Korean President
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Georgian authorities won't allow “Ukrainization” of country - Tbilisi Mayor Kaladze
"We will not allow anyone - either outside the country or inside it - to use Georgia for their foreign interests. We will not allow anyone to stage a coup, a revolution in the country and deepen polarization," Sputnik Georgia quotes Kakha Kaladze as saying.
❗️Sanctioning RT is ‘double standards and hypocrisy’ – Hungarian foreign minister exclusively tells RT
"I do hope that soon we will get rid of all these sanction measures because they have caused more harm to the European Union than to Russia," Péter Szijjártó explained.
He exposed the hypocrisy of "those Europeans who love to teach everyone" with their apparent values - which they simply use to attack others.
#Russia #sanctions
⚡️South Korea declares 'emergency martial law'
President Yoon Suk Yeol has accused the opposition of paralyzing the government, controlling parliament, and engaging in anti-state activities while sympathizing with North Korea.
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❗️'EU's Ukraine policy has poured oil on the fire' - Hungary FM Szijjártó tells RT
"Instead of globalizing the [Russia-Ukraine] conflict, the right strategy would have been to localize it," Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó told us.
He explained that the more logical strategy should have been to push for negotiations much earlier, whereas instead Europe now finds itself much weaker.
#Ukraine #Europe
❗️Finland-Sweden cables cut 'accidentally' - Finnish transport agency
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RT Exclusive: Democracy questioned only if liberals lose - Hungary FM
Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó talks to RT about the Western hypocrisy evident in the EU-centric outrage over Georgia's elections.
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Video: Ukrainian draft official threatens to stab man in the eye with a pen
Intense footage from the city of Poltava shows a Ukrainian man being threatened by one of the country’s notoriously violent draft officers, who says he is going to stab the reluctant recruit in the eye with his pen.
Props to the young man for keeping his composure while almost getting himself into The Dark Knight magic trick situation.
#Ukraine
Bidens abusing their privileged position?
Plot twist.
#Biden #Hunter
❗️Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze has insisted that the organizers of the parliament building protests will be brought to justice.
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⚡️South Korean National Assembly votes to revoke martial law
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❗️South Korean soldiers break windows to enter the National Assembly building
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❗️Recap: South Korean president declares martial law
- President Yoon Suk Yeol imposed emergency martial law on Tuesday, accusing the opposition of being sympathetic to the North and conducting “anti-state” activities.
- He vowed to “eliminate anti-state forces as quickly as possible and normalize the country”.
- The events follow the opposition's attempt to impeach several prosecutors and their rejection of the government's budget proposal.
- The leader of the opposition Democratic Party of Korea, Toburo Lee Jae Myung, called the president’s decision to declare martial law “unconstitutional”.
- The leader of President Yoon’s own conservative People Power Party, Han Dong-hoon, has called the decision to impose martial law “wrong” and pledged to “stop it along with the people.”
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❗️Footage: Military helicopters circle National Assembly in Seoul
According to a report by Yonhap, the martial law military command is attempting to breach the building.
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❗️South Korea’s National Police Agency convenes emergency meeting
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❗️South Korea martial law: What we know so far
President Yoon Suk Yeol accused opposition forces of paralyzing the government, controlling parliament, and sympathizing with North Korea as he declared martial law earlier.
A meeting of South Korea’s top military leadership has been convened by the Defense Ministry, while access to the National Assembly building has been blocked.
Seoul has dictated that anyone violating martial law is subject to arrest without a warrant, media outlets have been placed under government control, and all political activities and public protests have been temporarily banned.
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❗️South Korea's Defense Ministry convenes meeting of ‘key commanders’ - Yonhap
The news agency reports that the commanders of all branches of the armed forces have been ordered to increase combat readiness following President Yoon Suk Yeol’s decision to impose martial law.
The entrance to the South Korean parliament building has also reportedly been blocked.
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❗️'Even speaking about sending [NATO] troops to Ukraine 'is extremely dangerous' – Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó tells RT
#NATO #Ukraine
❗️'We pray nothing happens before Jan 20 to make things irreversible' - Hungary FM Szijjártó tells RT
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó reminded RT that his country is the only EU nation not to send weapons to Ukraine - and almost the only NATO member that actually speaks about the alliance as a defensive entity, not an aggressor.
#NATO #EU #Ukraine
❗️RT Exclusive: Most European leaders just blindly follow US policy - Hungary FM Szijjártó
"Since this war has broken out it is obvious that most of the European leaders have lost their own voice," Hungarian foreign minister Péter Szijjártó said, adding that they spend too much time comparing their contributions to Washington's, and not daring to criticize US policies.
#Ukraine
❗️We must help peace in Ukraine conflict ASAP - Hungary FM to RT
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó insists to RT that the Russia-Ukraine conflict must be resolved peacefully as soon as possible, suggesting it must start with a ceasefire to allow negotiations to begin.
#Ukraine
Ukraine supplies Syrian jihadists with combat drones – reports
As the fight against terror groups rages in Syria, the issue of Kiev's involvement in the conflict has reemerged. Ukraine has long been accused of training militants in the region and providing them with drones.
RT's senior correspondent Murad Gazdiev has more on the story.
#Syria #Ukraine
10 dead from devastating India floods
Cyclone Fengal has left a trail of deadly destruction after striking the southern Indian regions of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry over the weekend, with the death toll up to 10 three days after the system made landfall.
At least 15 districts in Tamil Nadu have yellow weather warnings as floodwaters still pose a threat and forcing schools to remain closed in some districts.
#India
Harvey Weinstein hospitalized with leukemia — Report
The disgraced producer was rushed to Bellevue Hospital after receiving an "alarming blood test" as he had been diagnosed with leukemia.
"Mr. Weinstein, who is suffering from a number of illnesses, including leukemia, has been deprived the medical attention that someone in his medical state deserves, prisoner or not," Weinstein's representative said.
"It is expected that he will remain there until his condition stabilizes. His deprivation of care is not only medical malpractice but a violation of his constitutional rights." his attorney added.
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Un-American?: New Jersey council’s ‘props’ ban sparks outrage
The city council of Edison, New Jersey, kicked several locals out of a meeting after they waved an American flag and the Constitution in protest of a new rule banning "props" during public comments.
Council President Nishit Patel defended the ban, claiming the flag and Constitution were "not conducive to good order," although residents argued that treating such items as mere props was not only disrespectful but bordering on un-American.
Government overreach and a First Amendment violation, all neatly packaged in one meeting.
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